Podcast #1233: The Streamable Awards

On this week's show we look at the streamable awards and we read your emails and look at the week's news.

News:

• Matter 1.5 is arriving in Samsung SmartThings
• Why Gen Z and Gen Alpha are feasting on TV comfort food

Other:

• Wireless Carplay Adapter
• Report: Gen Z Helping To Keep Cinemas Alive - Dark Horizons

The Streamable Awards

Let's be honest, being a cord-cutter in 2025 wasn't for the faint of heart. If you felt like you needed a spreadsheet to track which app housed your favorite shows or a law degree to understand why the sports you wanted to watch were blacked out, you weren't alone. This was the year that the industry seemingly threw everything at the wall — dizzying rebrands, the demise of standalone apps, and the aggressive return of the "bundle" — to see what would stick. It was chaotic, expensive, and often frustrating, but the pressure also forced a level of innovation we haven't seen in streaming for nearly a decade. Full article: The Streamable Awards: Recaping streaming's best and worst in 2025